Georgian Declaration of Independence | |
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Created | 26 May 1918 |
Location | National Archives of Georgia (the document is owned by the parliament of Georgia, but is kept in the Archives) |
Signatories | Members of the National Council of Georgia |
Purpose | Established Democratic Republic of Georgia |
The Georgian Declaration of Independence[1] of the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 26 May 1918 established a Georgian state from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, a federation between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia in the wake of the 1917 Russian Revolution. It was proclaimed in Tiflis, the main city of Georgia and the new capital of Georgia.